Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business
- Created by The Storyboard Initiative

- Category Business
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Reviews
4.2
- Basics of Marketing
- Basics of Business Administration/Management
- Basics of Finance
- Basics of Hospitality and Tourism
Requirements
There are no prerequisites for this course. Beginners are welcome!
Description
This course is designed to teach anyone new to business with the basic understandings of the four fields of business (marketing, business administration/management, finance, and hospitality & tourism). The four sections of this course each pertain to one of the four area. In total this course has eighteen videos that total nearly an hour of covering some of the specifics of each field. We also have included over fifteen pages of in-depth information about distinct topics pertaining to a certain field. Then, at the end of each section, there is a short, five question quiz that makes sure that students have paid attention to the course content.
Who this course is for:
- Any beginners eager to start learning about business.
- Students who are currently DECA members or students who plan on joining DECA in the upcoming years.
Vayun Shyam
Computer Science and Business Specialist
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 468 Reviews
- 7,405 Students
- 8 Courses
Hi all! My name is Vayun Shyam and I am a student experienced in computer programming and business. I have been working with object-oriented languages for 3+ years, including Java, Python, C++, Ruby, and more. I have been competing in hackathons and engineering based fairs for 2 years. I am also a current member of DECA, and I have experience competing and placing in the marketing and entrepreneurship clusters. Moreover, I was fortunate to gain some real-life business experience through designing and publishing my own apps and pursuing nonprofit endeavors.
Rohan Karra
DECA Member (Marketing & Hospitality Specialist)
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 73 Reviews
- 1974 Students
- 2 Courses
Hello. My name is Rohan Karra and I am a current DECA member at American High School. I have competed and placed in DECA events from multiple clusters at multiple levels. I have also had real-world experience with business myself from dropshipping to investing. These experiences have helped my write this amazing course, and we hope that The Storyboard Initiative can prepare you for DECA and as well, give you a thorough introduction to business as a whole.
Arjo Goswami
AHS DECA Member (Business Admin & Finance Specialist)
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 63 Reviews
- 1278 Students
- 1 Courses
My name is Arjo Goswami and I am a DECA member at American High School! In addition to being a DECA member for the past two years, I also have had experience in real-world business situations from gauging the demand of products to finding safe places to invest my money. I used these experiences to help me create many of the videos and notes in this course.

Free
Our popular introductory course now features over 900 students from all over the world!
- 1,278 students
- 63 rating
- 52min video